It was so easy to quit watching this show back in Sept/Oct 2013. The first 12 episodes were not what the fans were hoping for but now that Capt America 2 has been released the series has taken off on all thrusters. Next week is the season finale and it looks to be a real climatic battle which most likely will have a cliffhanger. The music is subtle throughout the series but listening to it on the YouTube clips proves McCreary can compose more than just musical sound effects. I love the fact that they are using an orchestra too.

Now, as someone posted earlier - will the series be retitled? I do like the title THE NEW HOWLING COMMANDOS.

Really hope they replace Bear. Weakest part of the show and the music actually detracts and takes me out of it. Never before have I been so annoyed by a score. Maybe its the size of the orchestra? It's just too "cutesy" or something. Wish I could articulate why I dislike it so much.

Maybe you are referring to the fact that Bear is stylistically trying to harken back to the 90's era of Shirley Walker Batman:TAS style comic book hero scoring.

The size of the orchestra is actually quite large for a television score.

Bear's music is excellent - my biggest issue is honestly probably the way it is mixed in the show.

Really hope they replace Bear. Weakest part of the show and the music actually detracts and takes me out of it. Never before have I been so annoyed by a score. Maybe its the size of the orchestra? It's just too "cutesy" or something. Wish I could articulate why I dislike it so much.

You of course understand that the scores being provided to the show by Mr. McCreary are being reviewed and approved by the producers of the show who have final say as to the musical approach?

So anyone else who replaces him would have to deal with the exact same group of people who would tell that person what they want?

You do know that right?

Also, Mr. McCreary has a rather large orchestra by TV Standards that he gets to use every week?

So given all of that, who would you replace him with EXACTLY who would be willing to score a weekly TV Series?

I enjoyed McCreary's music quite a bit in the first six or so episodes but after that, it got so buried in the mix that it struggles to make an impact. It's a shame because he's such a good composer.

I agree with you. I became a fan of Bear McCreary after episode one of the ongoing BSG series. In BSG, his music was properly used to underline the action or emotion of the scene. In shows like The Walking Dead and Agents of Shield, his talents appear to be underused. I've struggled to hear his score, in the latter, compared also to The Cape, and Human Target S1.

IGN: We knew Samuel L. Jackson would be in this episode in some capacity, and he actually had a nice big role. Was it exciting to get Sam in there for a good chunk of time and to have him interact with several characters?

Loeb: It was very exciting to have Director Fury on this show and to have Director Fury interact with so many of our different characters in different ways. It was thrilling for them, and they have heard so much about Nick Fury and the importance of that character to the Marvel Universe. To be able to finally marry these original characters in that world, that's just terrific stuff.

Bell: Here's a little story. We scored the finale with an 85-piece orchestra, which is bigger than our traditional orchestra that Bear uses. They were doing a cue, and the musicians -- you know, there's a big giant screen with time code on it, and Bear and the musicians are mostly staring at their sheet music -- and they're very, very, very precise. The brass had done this particular cue, and they stopped it, and [composer] Bear McCreary said, "Guys, Director Fury just walked through that door!" They went back and played it again, and the brass was, like, 12 times bigger. Everybody was just inspired and made it awesome. I think that response is indicative of how everyone felt.

Bear discusses a soundtrack release on his blog: "“Will there be a soundtrack album?” As of this moment, I have no answer to give you, but I appreciate the enthusiasm and I’m confident that there will be more information soon.

"Let’s assume for a moment that a soundtrack will eventually happen. If that occurs, I will need your help to figure out what to put on it. I have never written so many hours of score for a single season of television in my life, and I’m a bit overwhelmed at the prospect of narrowing it all down. The video blog here showcases some of my favorite tracks from throughout the season, but barely scratches the surface of what’s there. What cues caught your ear? What tracks would you guys want on an album? Leave a comment below and let me know!"

Bear is usually pretty good with the cues he chooses for his soundtrack releases and there's plenty of merely functional material in the SHIELD scores that he can skip over. When a soundtrack is released, I'm confident it'll be kickass.

It sounds like either a) Marvel/ABC is pulling a Walking Dead and refusing to sign off on a soundtrack album, or b) they're close to a deal and Bear's in the middle of negotiating it and has to remain hush hush until a deal is signed.

Season 2 premiered last night. I didn't watch it, but Bear's new blog post is up. I thought it was neat he brought in Christopher Lennertz's Agent Carter theme.

"...astute fans may notice the orchestra quoting a statement of the Agent Carter Theme, composed by Christopher Lennertz for the Marvel One-Shot short film, Agent Carter. This character is getting her own television spin-off that will air next year, and I was very excited to see her storyline integrated into Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., so I called up my buddy Chris Lennertz and asked him if I could quote his memorable theme song in my score. "